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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Atsushi Nishio, Tama, JP;
Shinichi Asano, Tama, JP;
Atsushi Nishio, Tama, JP;
Shinichi Asano, Tama, JP;
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Tama-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connection terminal that can be brought into stable one-point contact with an electrode and that allows for a smooth connecting operation, even in the case of small contact pads or other such electrodes for establishing electrical contact. A socket contact as the connection terminal is provided to an electronic-component connector having an open portion into which a module is inserted. The socket contact comes into contact at the distal end with an electrode of the module in a direction that intersects with the connecting direction of the module when the module is inserted. The socket contact has a contact part having a contact trunk that protrudes into the opening from the proximal-end side, and a contact point provided to the distal end of the contact trunk. The concave electrode of the module slides from the proximal-end side of the contact part to the distal-end side, and the contact part narrows towards the front surface.